1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. Kan.
  4. 20 Kan.
  5. 20 Kan. App. 2d 859 (1995)
 

PALETTA v. CITY OF TOPEKA

No. 71,881

20 Kan. App. 2d 859 (1995)

SHANE L. PALETTA, Appellant, v. CITY OF TOPEKA, KANSAS, and THE HONORABLE JOSEPH COX, JUDGE OF THE TOPEKA MUNICIPAL COURT, Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Kansas.

Opinion filed April 7, 1995.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gary Stone, legal intern, and Michael Kaye, supervising attorney, of Washburn Law Clinic, of Topeka, for the appellant.

Tracy T. Diel, assistant city attorney. for the appellees.

Before ELLIOTT, P.J., BRAZIL and LEWIS, JJ.

LEWIS, J.:

Petitioner, Shane L. Paletta, filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus. The trial court dismissed the petition as being without merit. This appeal followed.

Petitioner entered into a diversion agreement with the City of Topeka in 1986 in order to avoid being prosecuted for DUI. At the time he entered into the agreement, he was not represented by counsel, was not informed of his right to counsel, and did not waive his right to counsel. Petitioner...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases